Fontella Bradford
Communications SpecialistAs the Communications Specialist for St. Louis Public Radio, Fontella gets to showcase the award-winning local reporting, original programming and community engagement that make STLPR a beloved regional institution. She studied journalism and fine art at Webster University and has worked for institutions across St. Louis as a journalist, copywriter, editor and project manager.
Fontella was formerly Publications Associate at the Saint Louis Art Museum during the Museum’s expansion. As project manager and editorial support staff, she helped the Design Department produce thousands of new didactics for the Grand Opening in 2013. She’s a native St. Louisan who rather redundantly enjoys reading, writing, painting and public media in her leisure.
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St. Louis Public Radio photojournalist and interim digital and special projects editor Brian Munoz was recently named a public media “rising star” and received the University of Missouri-St. Louis Chancellor’s Award for Staff Excellence-Creator. -
St. Louis Public Radio will host the StoryCorps Mobile Booth from Sept. 14 to Oct. 20 at the Public Media Commons in Grand Center.
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As of Monday, July 31, Brian Heffernan will resume the top news leadership role at St. Louis Public Radio (STLPR), serving as news director in an interim capacity. The position was previously held by Ashley Lisenby, who is stepping down from the director role for personal reasons.
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STLPR won five first place awards and four certificates of merit from the Missouri Broadcasters Association banquet in Osage Beach on June 3, including a first-place win for best local website.
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The winners and finalists of STLPR’s 2023 Teen Photojournalist Prize were honored during a public reception and opening ceremony for this year’s exhibition on May 17.
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St. Louis Public Radio has earned three Edward R. Murrow Awards from the Radio Television Digital News Association.
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Listener-funded effort will help prevent glass strikes for migratory birds at STLPR’s home in Grand Center.
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The American Association for Cancer Research recently awarded STLPR producer Greg Munteanu the 2023 June L. Biedler Prize for Cancer Journalism in the auditory journalism category for his work on Episode 5 of the Where it Hurts podcast, produced in conjunction with Kaiser Health News.
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St. Louis Public Radio has been selected as a nominee for the 2023 Webby Awards in the Limited Series/Special Diversity Equity & Inclusion category for the “Doin’ It Our Way” podcast.
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Journalism award season is underway and St. Louis Public Radio has received its first recognition of the season. Investigative Reporters and Editors Inc. (IRE) recognized the station for in-depth coverage of Springfield’s groundwater contamination.
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St. Louis Public Radio welcomed several new and returning members to its community advisory board at this year’s annual board retreat. The board is working to build a strategic plan for the next three years.
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After an intensive search process, St. Louis Public Radio has selected Ashley Lisenby to serve as the station’s next News Director. Lisenby will supervise and support STLPR’s local newsroom of 28 reporters, producers, and editors.
